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Dianne Feinstein: “No matter what we craft-- we have taken two cracks at it and missed. Maybe the third time will either be another strike…”

On the recordApril 26, 2000
No matter what we craft-- we have taken two cracks at it and missed. Maybe the third time will either be another strike or a home run. I don't know. But, nonetheless, no matter how the statute is crafted, it will affect just 1 to 2 percent of the victims of violent crime all across this great land. For me, that is a very great problem.
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Dianne Feinstein
Democratic · California

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Discussing the impact of proposed legislation on victims of violent crime.

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